(02 May 2015, 9:34 am)MrPottski wrote I did leave NIS, however, when I joined the A1, it was at a complete standstill, so much so, I ended up behind the two X26 that left in service! By the time I got to the terminus, I'd only actually caught up 9 minutes. The X26/7's are a complete mess at the minute, all outside Arriva's control, and because of the route it takes, there aren't really any alternatives while still serving Richmond and Catterick Tesco. I truly believe Arriva are losing money hand over fist while the timings are as bad as they are, but, aside from missing Tesco out completely, there's not much that can be done.
Forgive me, because I'm not familiar with the area at all, but what's causing the delays on the route it takes? Volume of traffic, temporary lights, roadworks or? If it's just volume of traffic, is it always like that?